Monthly Archives: August 2014

Four-Bean Cabbage Soup and Problem Child

Posted on August 22, 2014 by dgourmac

Last night I still had the cooking duty (joy?), so I asked Barbara what she wanted for dinner.  “Something with a lot of beans!”, was her unexpected reply.  So I perused Zuppa! by the Romagnolis, and used the inspiration to … Continue reading →

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Salmagundi — A Most Unlikely Combination for Lunch

Posted on August 22, 2014 by dgourmac

Salmagundi is a hodgepodge dish of all kinds of things — apparently from the French word ‘salmagondis‘.  It’s the only way I can describe what I had for lunch today. I started by going through the refrigerator with these questions … Continue reading →

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Two Mid-August Lunches

Posted on August 17, 2014 by dgourmac

I do enjoy lunches so much.  Here are two of my recent favorites. Birthday Lunch.  The first was to celebrate my birthday a few days ago.  I had gone to the North End the previous week to replenish my supply … Continue reading →

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Late July: Wine Cellar Reorganization, More Good Food and Wine

Posted on August 17, 2014 by dgourmac

One of the big events this summer was the reorganization of my wine cellar.  The prime mover on this was my friend David, who was aghast back in May when he looked at the over-crowding and lack of any semblance … Continue reading →

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So Many Good Meals, So Few Blog Posts….

Posted on August 17, 2014 by dgourmac

This will be my catch-up entry (no, NOT ketchup, don’t use it) for the summer.  I haven’t posted anything for more than a month.  Sure, I have good excuses, but you don’t want to hear them anyway.  So I will … Continue reading →

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